Biography

Genre: Comedy

Years Active: '00s, '10s

Tim Minchin's initial aspirations leaned more toward music and acting than comedy. In his hometown of Perth he completed an Advanced Diploma in Contemporary Music as well as recording an album called Sit with his first band, Timmy the Dog, before moving to Melbourne. In Melbourne he joined a covers band as a keyboardist, acted in the theater, and — on the side — performed his own cabaret show for a year and a half. His solo shows contained a fair number of humorous songs simply because...